This weeks Inside Business - Tradition continues at Dunraven Inn

By Marion Stallworth

Trail-Gazette

Posted:
03/10/2016 11:08:22 AM MST

Each year, $5,000 is removed from the restaurant's walls and donated to local charities in the area to make room for additional dollar bills to be posted. (Photos by Marion Stallworth / Estes Park Trail-Gazette)

Dunraven Inn has served up dinner with a great atmosphere in Estes Park for 46 years.

When the restaurant opened in 1970, it primarily served Mexican food, but today's menu features home-style Italian cuisine and a variety of seafood and steak selections.

"We get a lot of locals, everybody knows everybody. We have a great local following," Andy Morgan said. Morgan and his wife Cindy purchased the restaurant in April 2011.

Visitors to Dunraven Inn will immediately notice the dollar bills that adorn portions of the restaurant's dining and bar area. The original owner opened the business with a good luck dollar posted on the wall, and the tradition grew from there.

The Dunraven Inn is open daily at 4 p.m. and located at 2470 Highway 66. (Photos by Marion Stallworth / Estes Park Trail-Gazette)

There are approximately 16,000 one-dollar bills throughout the restaurant, according to Morgan. The bills contain messages, memories, illustrations and even marriage proposals.

Each year, $5,000 is removed from the walls and donated to local charities in the area to make room for additional bills to be posted.

"Community involvement in gigantic for me because I love Estes Park," Morgan said. In 2015, the restaurant donated a total of $90,000 to local organizations.

Morgan strives for Dunraven Inn customers to experience great service and hospitality in a casual dining experience. The restaurant is unique in that staff is hired for year-round positions, and the menu features fresh, never-frozen fish and steak entrees.

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Frequent specials are offered throughout the winter, and reservations are encouraged year-round. Reservations are accepted online at www.dunraveninn.com or by calling 586-6409.

Dunraven Inn opens daily at 4 p.m. and is located at 2470 Highway 66 in Estes Park. GPS users are encouraged to use 2470 Tunnel Road for directions.

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